Survey Shows Numerous Cancers, Other Diseases, Near North St. Louis County Creek
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New data are adding to concerns that exposure to radioactive waste in Coldwater Creek could be causing cancers and other health problems.Nuclear waste…
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Cancer Risk From St. Louis Air Pollution Highest In Poor Black
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Final report confirms Coldwater Creek cancer risk
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We got mad': Years of pain after a childhood near radioactive
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Timeline: Jana Elementary and Cold-Water Creek contamination
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Cancer down nationwide, but 'hot spots' persist
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Missouri elementary school to close after report finds radioactive
STL region ready to mobilize for nuclear contamination bill
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Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP
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Radioactive waste found at Missouri elementary school